As Imari mentioned, there are two contests, the "Japanese Idol" and the "Karaoke-Cosplay Hybrid" contest. You will notice that there is no option to select which contest you want to compete in. That is because you do not need to decide until you check in at the convention. There will be one Preliminary round for all contestants and from that we will select the finalists for each respective contest.

Ruk

One more question, what if we decide that we want to do a different song later on after already signing up? Can the song be changed at the con before the contest? Especially if we provided the song overselves?

Yeah, I didn't know you wanted a different song for sign-up, preferrably. I just submitted it and then looked here. Wow, dumb. Anyway, I'd be perfectly okay with singing a different song at audition, so if I say that there, would it be acceptable?

Yeah, I didn't know you wanted a different song for sign-up, preferrably. I just submitted it and then looked here. Wow, dumb. Anyway, I'd be perfectly okay with singing a different song at audition, so if I say that there, would it be acceptable?

Yes, you can change songs freely until you check in for the contest at the con.

Okay, so I'm Filking. If you really want, I can sing a different song I already know for the tryouts, but I'd really just prefer to Filk it up, especially as I plan to have a routine to go along with it.

2. "Cover" songs are not allowed, nor are American songs which were used in an anime series.

Oh no, the song in question...the American band did backup for a Jpop album so one of their songs wound up on the album. It wasn't used in a series, and it wasn't a cover, if that changes anything.

...but wait a minute, I thought dub songs were allowed. Or are you just trying to avoid things like the Digimon the Movie soundtrack where they did it like a regular movie soundtrack and just took pop songs from elsewhere rather than having stuff made for the movie?

2. "Cover" songs are not allowed, nor are American songs which were used in an anime series.

Oh no, the song in question...the American band did backup for a Jpop album so one of their songs wound up on the album. It wasn't used in a series, and it wasn't a cover, if that changes anything.

...but wait a minute, I thought dub songs were allowed. Or are you just trying to avoid things like the Digimon the Movie soundtrack where they did it like a regular movie soundtrack and just took pop songs from elsewhere rather than having stuff made for the movie?

Yup, you've got the right idea.

Dub songs created for an anime (for example, songs from Robotech, or the American version of Sailor Moon) are okay.

Pop songs or songs which were first famous outside of anime (examples: "Fly Me To The Moon", or a more recent example, the Duran Duran song "Girls on Film") are not allowed.

dmstudios3

I'm looking for "For Real", the first opening to Saiyuki. I have an MP3 of it. Can I bring it on a CD (audio) and be able to check and see if the vocal dampener will work on it before the auditions? Or should I just do a different song?

Which means, for you potential con-scene teen hearthrobs and one-man boy-bands, the song "If Only Tears Could Bring You Back" by the failed Norwegian boy band "Midnight Sons" is hereby inadmissable.

As well as the opening and ending themes to the series Hanada Shonen-shi, which were both Backstreet Boys songs. There's a list of about half a dozen or so such songs off the top of my head which fit in this category.

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I'm looking for "For Real", the first opening to Saiyuki. I have an MP3 of it. Can I bring it on a CD (audio) and be able to check and see if the vocal dampener will work on it before the auditions? Or should I just do a different song?

dmstudios3, I strongly suggest you try it yourself at home first. I posted the vocal dampening information in this topic. If that's not possible come by during open mic and we'll see what we can do.